Hair waving apparatus



Feb. 2, 1943. |=|NK 2,309,638

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed March 17, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 1 F 2, 193- 1. FINK 2,309,638

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed March 17, 1942 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gvwmvflobjzzcyzzda 1. Fl 77 it Patentcd Feb. 2, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE1mm wavma srraaarus Luoynda Irene Fink, Lisoomb, Iowa Application smelt11.1942, Serial No. use

- 6 Claims. (Cl. 132-36) This invention relates to hair-wavingapparatuses for setting the hair into a natural wave. It is an object ofthe invention to provide an apparatus of the above-mentioned character.

which includes a series of longitudinal curved waving elements adaptedto embrace the head and arranged in superposed relation, the base memberof each element having a grooved face to receive the strands of hairwhich are h'eld therein by clamping means, and adjustable meansintermediate the clamping means and base member for stretching the hairlaterally into indula- .tions which are then set by any oi the electric,

chemical, or heatless methods well known in the art, thus producingmechanically either a finger wave or a permanent wave of naturalappearance.

A further object of the invention resides in providing an apparatus ofthe above-mentioned character which is simple and durable inconstruction, reliable and eflicient in operation, and inexpensive tomanufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Fig. 1 is a side eievational view of the apparatus showing the parts inassembled relation when in use,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of the hairholding and wave-formingelements,

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the base member of the hair-waverelement,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hair-positioner member,

Fig. 6 is a perspective view oi a chemical heating pad,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the clamping member,

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the hair-positioners adjusted to formoppositely extending undulations in the strands of hair.

Fig. 9 is a cross sectional view of a modified form of hair-wavingelement,

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the spacing member to be used withthemodified form,

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the base member of the modified form,and

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hair-positioner of themodified form.

illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, thenumeral I denotes a vertical post which is attached to the back of achair 8 by a bracket 1. A T-union l is attached to .the upper end of thepost 5, and slidably mounted in the union isa-horizontal rod 8 which issecured in its adjusted position by a wing screw iii. A semi-circularcollar i I is attached to the outer end of the rod 9 adapted to embracethe neck of the customer who is seated in the chair, and a strap II isadjusted around the front of the neck. the strap being attached to thecollar. A head band it is designed to fit over the forehead of theperson and has depending portions l4 extending down the sides of thehead, which' portions are connected with the collar H. The

foregoing construction serves to hold the head oi the customer in properposition and also as a support for the hair-waving elements which aredetachably connected to the portions ll of the band II, as clearly shownin Fig, 1.

The hair-waving elements include a base member i5, as shown in Fig. 4,which is longitudinally curved to conform to the shape of the head. Thebase member is also transversely curved to form a concave groove i8, andextending throughout the length of the base member are spaced parallelslots ll. The upper and lower edges of the base member are provided withinwardly directed flanges is forming seats for supporting the base ofthe next succeeding waving element, there being a plurality of wavingelements arranged in superposed relation. The ends of the base memberhave slotted tabs is adapted to slidably engage bolts 20 extending fromthe portion ll, one edge of the slot of the tabs having teeth It to gripthe bolts which have wing nuts 22 for clamping th tabs in adjustedposition. A hair-stretching or hair-positioning element 23 is disposedwithin the groove it of the base member and consists of a plurality ofsections 24 flexibly connected together by links 25. Each sectionconsists 01 a wire frame having cross bars 28, the frame beingtransversely curved to conform to the contour of the groove oi the basemember. The side members and cross bars of the frame have spaced teeth21 projecting from the convex side of the section, the teeth beingarranged in vertically curved rows, as shown in Fig. 8. It will beobserved that each succeeding waving element has the teeth of thehair-positioner arranged in vertical rows curved in opposite directions,so that the positioner of one waving element is adjustable In thedrawings, wherein for the purpose of to form an undulation in the hairin one direction, while the positioner of the next succeeding wavingelement is adjustable to form an undulation in the opposite direction.After the hairpositioner is disposed in the groove of the base member, achemical heating pad 28 is disposed over the positioner, being held inplace by spring clamps 29 carried by the end sections as shown in Fig.5. A cover 30 composed of hingedly mounted sections 3| is adapted to fitover the heating pad, the sections being drawn and held in clampingengagement with the pad by a leveriastener 32 of conventional type. Thesections of the cover are hingedly connected to the ends of the basemember, the sections and base member having co-acting apertured lugs 33to receive hinge pins 34. The end sections of the hair-positioner 23 areprovidr. with outwardly projecting arms 35 adapted to extend throughlongitudinal slots 36 in the cover sections, and mounted in overlyingrelation to the slots are spring rods 31 attached at one end to thecover, as at 38. The rods are bent to form serrations 39 to engage thearms 35 of the hair-positioner to secure it in its adjusted position,and the free ends of the rods extend beyond the ends of the cover toprovide handles 40 whereby the rods may be lifted to release the arms35.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12,which form includes a base member 4| curved transversely to provide agroove to receive a hair-positioner member 42. The hair positionermember consists of a plurality of plates 43 flexibly connected togetherby links 44, each of the plates being transversely curved and having aseries of vertical curved rows of teeth 45 projecting outwardly from theconcave sides of the plates. A headed rivet 46 extends from the centerof the convex side oi each plate and engages in a keyhole slot 41 formedin the base member which permits 1on1 gitudinal adjustment of thepositioner with respect to the base member. A spacer element 48 which iscurved transversely is disposed over the positioner and has longitudinalspaced slots 49 to receive the teeth 45 and the spacer is held inposition by a cover 50 which is of the same construction as the cover30. The spacer element may have an electric heating unit embeddedtherein which when connected with a source of electric current willsupply the heat for setting the hair. The base member of this form ofthe invention is connected to the portions l4 of the head band [3 in thesame manner as the base member in the other form, and the positioner isadjusted longitudinally of the base member in the same manner as in theother form of my invention.

In operation, the base member of the hairwaving element is positionedaround the top of the head, after parting the hair horizontally, and isattached to the portions l4 of the head band l3. The hair is then combedover the uppermost base member and is initially held in position by awire rod hingedly attached at its ends to the base member, as at 52,until the positioner 23 is placed in the groove with the teeth 21passing through the hair into the slots of the base member. The chemicalheating pad is attached to the hair-positioner and, owing to the openconstruction of the sections of the positioner, the heat readily passesthrough the sections into contact with the hair. When the cover 30 isapplied and secured by the fastener 32, the positioner 23 is then movedby the arms 35 to either the right or to the left to form a wave in thehair secured within the device. After the hair is positioned in thefirst hair-waving element it is then combed over the next succeedingwaving element and positioned therein in the same manner as in thefirst, except that after the hair is placed in the waving element, the

positioner 23 is moved in a direction opposite to the direction in whichthe positioner in the first waving element was moved so as to form awave in the hair extending in the opposite direction to that of the wavein the first element. If in using the waving apparatus it is desired toform mechanically a finger wave, the hair is simply moistened with wateror a setting lotion in the usual manner before being placed in thewaving element, but if the hair is to receive a permanent wave, it mustbe moistened with one of a number of permanenting solutions well knownin the art of hair-waving. While I have shown a chemical heat pad fordrying the hair, it is obvious that other suitable heating means may beemployed such as an electric heating element, or, if preferred, theheatless method may be used. a

The form of my invention shown in Figs. 9, 10, 11 and. 12 is employed inthe same manner as the form previously described, but difiers in thatthe hair is placed over the positioner member 42 rather than between thepositioner and the base member. In this form, a spacer element 4! isplaced over the hair, and the teeth 45 which project from the concaveside of the positioner pass through the hair and enter the slots 49 ofthe spacer element. If desired, an electric heating unit may beconstructed in the spacer element for supplying heat to dry the hair.Thus, it is seen that in both forms of the invention the hair is placedwithin the succeeding waving elements and then by adjusting the hairpositioners the hair is stretched to form a natural wave which is set bynatural drying or electrical or chemical means.

. This new method of waving the hair has many advantages over the commonmethod now employed. Whereas in the common method the operator begins atthe end of the hair and progresses. towards the scalp which makes itimpossible to permanent the hair at the base, my new method permits thewave to be started at the scalp so that the wave is set in the hairthroughout its entire length. With my apparatus the hair is formed intoa natural wave when placed in the waving elements, so that the wave isformed with greater accuracy, thus improving its finished appearance.Since the hair is placed in the waving elements in a thin layer, insteadof a thick roll, a lesser degree of heat is required, and as the heatingmeans is spaced from the scalp, the heat causes no discomfort to thecustomer which is one of the main objections to the present methods.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention herein shown anddescribed are preferred examples of the same, and that certain changesin the shape, size, and arrangement of the parts may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A hair-waving device of the character described comprising a basemember adapted to embrace the head and having a longitudinaltransversely curved groove to receive the strands of .hair, ahair-positioner member including a series of flexibly connected sectionsdisposed within the groove of said base member, said sections havingvertical transversely curved rows of teeth adapted to penetrate the hairand engage in longitudinal slots formed in said base member, a heatingmember covering said positioner member, and a cover disposed over saidheating member.

2. A hair-waving device comprising a base member adapted to embrace thehead and having a longitudinal transversely curved groove to receive thestrands of hair, a flexible positioner member transversely curved to fitin the groove of the base member and adjustably connected thereto, saidpositioner having teeth projecting from its concave side, a spacermember disposed over said positioner member having longitudinal groovesto receive said teeth, and a cover disposed over said spacer member.

3. A hair waving device of the character described comprising a basemember having a longitudinal transversely curved groove provided withspaced longitudinal .slots therein, a hair positioner comprising aplurality of sections flexibly joined together, each section having atransverse contour corresponding to the contour of the groove of saidbase member in which they are adapted to fit, spaced verticaltransversely curved rows of teeth projecting from the sections of saidhair positioner adapted. to enter and travel in the slots formed in the-groove of said base member, means for adjusting said hair positionerlongitudinally of the base member, and a cover fitted over the hairpositioner.

4. A hair waving device comprising a base member adapted to embrace thehead and having a longitudinal transversely curved groove to receive'thestrands of hair, the groove being provided with a series of spacedlongitudinal slots therein, a hair positioner member disposed within thegroove of said base member and having a transverse contour correspondingto the contour of the groove, vertical rows of teeth projecting fromsaid hair positioner member adapted .to penetrate the strands of hairand enter the slots of the base member, said positioner member beingadjustable longitudinally of the base memher, and means for holding saidpositioner member in its adjusted position.

5. A hair waving device comprising a base member adapted to embrace thehead and having a longitudinal transversely curved groove to receive thestrands of hair, a hair positioner member disposed within the groove ofsaid base member and having a transverse contour corresponding to thecontour of the groove, vertical rows of teeth projecting from saidpositioner member adapted to penetrate the strands of hair, a covermember fitted over the positioner member having slots adjacent each end,arms extending from the positioner member through the slots of saidcover for adjusting said positioner member longitudinally with respectto the base member for stretching the strands of hair laterally, andmeans carried by said cover adapted to engage said arms to secure thehair positioner member in its adjusted position.

6. A hair waving device of the character described comprising alongitudinally curved base member having a transversely curved groove inits outer face provided with a series of spaced longitudinal slotstherein, a hair positioner composed of a longitudinal series of sectionsflexibly connected together adapted to fit in the groove of said basemember and conforming to theshape thereof, a series of spaced verticaltransversely curved rows of teeth projecting from the sections of saidhair positioner adapted to enter and travel in the slots of the grooveof'said base member, a cover member fitted over said hair positionerhaving slots adjacent each end, arms projecting from the ends of saidhair positioner through the slots of the cover for adjusting said hairpositioner longitudinally of said base member, and means carried by saidcover for engaging said arms to hold the hair positioner in its adjustedposition. v

, LUCYNDA IRENE FINK.

